“…In this sense, it is of primary importance to determine the factors affecting lifelong learning tendencies of students in faculty of education, regarded as future prospective teachers. In line with this, several scholars have focused on teachers' and prospective teachers' lifelong learning skills (Cetin & Cetin, 2017;Cropley & Dave, 2014;Day, 2002;Deveci & Ayish, 2017;Gencel, 2013;Ilgaz & Eskici, 2018;Kılıç & Yılmaz, 2019;Kılıç, 2014;Yıldız-Durak & Şahin, 2018). On the other hand, a systemic review of literature has revealed that there is a gap in terms of research on the relation between lifelong tendencies and such variables as demographic information, ICT usage status, the number of trainings for personal and professional development, self-directed learning and thinking styles.…”